End and side clip.



W. B. STORY.

END AND SIDE CLIP.

APPLICATION IILED JAN.20, 1912.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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WARD 1B. STOBY, OF NEW YOBK,..I\I. Y.

END AND SIDE CLIP.

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Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented Nov; 18, 1913.

- Application filed January 20, 1M2. Serial warms-7a To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WARD B. S'ronr, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful End and Side Clip, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clips, more particularly adapted for use in holding lates upon the cylinders or beds of printing presses.

My object is to produce a clip which can be cheaply made, formed of few parts,easily and readily adjusted, and when adjusted will be immovable, and possessing great strength. These and further objects will more fully appear from the following specification and accompanying drawings, con sidered together or separately, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a cylinder of a printing press and a plate, showing in use a number 01" clips embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the stock from which a number of clips may be made, said clips embodying the preferred form my invention. Fig 3 is an end view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4t is a view similar to Fig. 3, after a portion of the batten of the stock has bcfen distorted, carrying out one of the steps of the process of manufacture of the clip. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of the com pleted clip, without the expanding bolt. Fig. 6 is a similar view, showing the clip se; cured within a groove of the cylinder or bed, and showing the expanded bolt in place. Fig. 7 is an end view of the clip shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the completed clip, slightly difi'erent from that illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. Fig. 9 is a section of the clip shown in Fig. 8, taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a crosssection of the same clip, taken on the line 1.010 of Fig. 8, and also showing a portion of the plate. Fig. 11 is a plan view of a modified form of clip showing a plurality of expanding bolts. Fig. 12 is an elevation of the same, showing the stem within the groove in the cylinder or bed plate of the press. Figs. 13 and 14 are detail views of further modifications.

. In all of the views, like parts are designated by the same reference characters.

Fig. 1 shows a number of clips 1, 1, 1, holding the plate 2 upon the cylinder 3. The same form of clips are used for attaching plates to a fiat bed. The bed or cylinder is provided with the usual diagonal grooves. t. These grooves may have parallel sided walls shown in Fig. 9, or they may be undercut or dovetailed, as shown in Figs. 6 and 12. Each clip is formed with a stem 5, which lies within the groove 4 and a head 6, which rests upon the face of the cylinder or bed. This head engages with the edge. oit'the plate 2 and holds it in position. Heferring more particularly to Figs. 5 and'fi, it will be seen that each stem is formedof two limbs 7, 7 Each limb is provided with an inclined surface 8. A bolt 9 engages with this inclined suritace, andby being screwed in place, will expand or separate the limbs engaging them with the walls of the groove 4i. The bolts are provided with threads 10, which engage within threads in an. opening 1P1 formed in the stem' (see Fig. 5). bolts are provided with the non-circular head as shown, or any other turning head, by means-of which they may be rotated by means of a suitable tool. The top of the head (3 is beveled at 12, so that the inked form rollers will not come in contact with the clip. The edge of the head which engages with the plate is inclined at 13, so as to engage with a similarly ineiined edge of the plate for holding it in position against the cylinder or bed.

In forming the preferred form of clip, I employ stock, which is in the form of a fiat strlp 14.- having a grooved batten 15 at one side. The sides of the batten are bent inwardly, as shown in Fig. 4. The inner sides form inclines, as shown. The material of the outer sides and bottom of the batten is then removed along the dotted line shown in Fig. 4. so that the cross-section of the stock is of the shape shown in Fig. 5. The flat strip is then cut diagonally, as shown in Fig. 2, to form the heads of a number of clips, and the batten is cut at right angles, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2, so as to form the stems. The beveling'and inclining of the head and rounding of the corners may then be made. The clip is then finished, making the hole 1]. as shown in Fi 5, screw-threading the latter, and attac ing the bolt. This hole may be made, and tapped before the stock is cut apart to form the individual clips. By making the clip in the manner described, the limbs 7 of the stem can be made thin and relatively flexible at their upper portion and will have the desirable inclined portion at their bottom part.

The i stock of the outside configuration of the finished clip. The hole through which the bolt passes extends downward. This hole is made with a.drill which leaves an inclined seat as shown.

The clip shown in Figs. 11 and 12 difiers from that described, in having an inclined opening through the stem, for engagement with the end of the bolt. It also has a longer stem and is provided with a plurality of bolts as shown. Such form of clip is illustrated as engaging with the lower edge of the plate in Fig. 1. It gives a more firm grip upon the groove of the cylinder and is desirable, for this reason, for use in holding the rear edge of the plate in position.

In Fig. 13 I have shown a form of-clip in which the stem 6 is made shorter and the limbs 7 are secured thereto by brazing or otherwise.

The modification shown in Fig. 14 illustrates a form of my invention in which the limbs 7 are formed of a Ll-shaped piece of spring metal secured directly to the under side of the head, and the threads for the screws are in the head.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, T have described the principle of my invention, together with the apparatus which ll now consider to represent integrally formed with the head, and a boltwhich engages directly with the limbs and forces them apart.

1 2. An end and side clip having a head, and a stem, said stem being formed of limbs integrally formed with the head, said limbs having inclined inner surfaces and a bolt engaging directly with said inclined surfaces.

3. A side and end clip having a fiat head adapted to lie against the bed and engage with the. plate, and a threaded stem, said stem having limbs, inclined surfaces on the inside of the limbs, a hole through the head, and a bolt engaging with the hole and the threaded stem, also with the inclined surfaces. I g

4. A side and end clip having a flat head, an integral stem, said stem lying at an angle to the head, integral limbs on the stem, and a plurality of expandingbolts engaging with the limbs.

This specification signed and witnessed this 8th day of January, 1912.

WARD B. STORY. Witnesses:

JAs. F. COLEMAN, JOHN L Lo'rserr. 

